The Peacock Jaycees Blog

By JCI Mem. Celeste Anna R. Formoso

"We’re tired, but we’re satisfied," was how JCI Mem. Emilyn R. Bayna, the president of

the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock in the City of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, described the general mood of her members who were present this afternoon in the Bingo Serbisyo fundraising project which was implemented for the Tulong Kalusugan Medical, Dental and Healthcare Mission for the people of Napsan on July 28.
     "We thank all the friends, patrons and donors who helped us realize this Bingo game project so we can raise funds for the residents of Napsan to whom our medical mission next Saturday is intended," she said. The bingo project was chaired by Baby JC Cecille Fresnillo.
     The bingo game netted around P10,000.00 for the medical, dental and healthcare mission which is expected to benefit 1,000 residents of Napsan.
     More than 200 residents of the City showed up at the People’s Amphitheater in Mendoza Park and played the bingo game to support its purpose.
     For every P25.00 Bingo Serbisyo ticket, a player is entitled to receive a bingo card and qualify to the raffle draw. The ticket’s good for 15 games.
     The major prizes for the bingo game were a cellular phone (3rd prize); a microwave oven (2nd prize) and a washing machine (1st prize).
     "We’ve raised enough for our medical mission and we are happy that we reached our mark," stated Pres. Emilyn. Half of the more than 30 members of the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock were present to make sure the project is successfully carried out.

By JCI Mem. Celeste Anna R. Formoso

An orientation training seminar (OTS) was jointly implemented on July 13, 2007 by the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock and the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Kiao at Neva’s Place for new recruits, numbering to about 15.
     The OTS is a regular recruitment activity of the local organization managements (LOM) to bring in new members to the Junior Chamber, a popular training ground of young
professional leaders and entrepreneurs in the country today.
     JCI Mem. Bennette Tamayo, the president of Kiao Jaycees delivered the welcome remarks, emphasizing the need to continue growing the membership of the Junior Chamber by encouraging young people to participate in the fulfillment of its "mission and vision."
     The speakers were JCI members Sheryl Aban on the History of the Jaycees; Leny Escaro on the Purpose of joining the Jaycees; Celeste Anna R. Formoso on the History of the Jaycee Creed, and Malou Paglinawan on the Opportunities under the Junior Chamber.
     JCI Mem. Emilyn R. Bayna, the president of the Peacock Jaycees, said in her closing remark that "membership in the Junior Chamber won’t be a regrettable decision as it will not only work on an individual’s personal development, but also teach her to be both a leader and a follower, and to be socially responsible for the sake of others."
     Most of the recruits are nurses, Internet shop owners, health care givers, and bank employees.

By JCI Mem. Malou Paglinawan

The JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock is journeying to Sitio Labtay, Barangay Napsan on July 28, 2007 for a medical, dental and health care mission in cooperation with the Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 and Batch 6 of the Adventist Caregiver Class.
     More than 1,000 patients are expected to benefit from the basic medical checkups, dental services, operation tuli (circumcision), blood smearing for malaria parasite, blood typing, blood sugar level reading, milk feeding for children beyond breastfeeding age, as well as lectures on the importance of calcium, breastfeeding, and infection control.
     The strategies for the project were discussed on July 5 at a General Membership Meeting called by JCI Mem. Emilyn R. Bayna, the LOM president, at Neva’s Place. As agreed, a Bingo Serbisyo will be held on July 21 to help raise funds for the mission. Baby JC Cecille Fresnillo was chosen to chair the committee that shall handle the fund raising.

By JCI Mem. Gemma Medina

To improve their skills in events organizing and management, as well as newspaper publication, the members of the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock participated in a half day seminar on Events Management and Newspaper Publication on June 28, 2007 at Neva’s Place.
    The seminar aims to identify members of the LOM Chapter who can handle events organizing and management, and the publication of its newsletter, The Peacock.
    JCI Mem. Teng Formoso, the 2004-2005 past president of the LOM, was the seminar speaker. Her events organizing and management skills were acquired when she worked as information, education and communications officer for the Malampaya Natural Gas Project offshore Palawan under Agatep Associates, Inc. and Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
    Her experiences in newspaper publication was due to her being the current editor of Palawan Times, a newspaper in the province that publishes weekly.
    JCI Mem. Emilyn R. Bayna, the president of the LOM, was among the members who joined the seminar. In it, they were familiarized with what is events organizing and management and the techniques that can be employed to make project implementations successful.
    They were taught the rudimentary of newspaper publication, such as how to gather news, basic news writing, and lay outing and proof reading.

By JCI Mem. Susanne Lacson

The JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock actively participated last June 23, 2007 in the Pista Y Ang Kageban, an annual tree planting tribute to Mother Earth and the forests implemented by the City Government of Puerto Princesa.
    The members of the local organization management were among the 20,000 residents of Puerto Princesa who trooped to Sitio Impapay, Barangay Irawan on the morning of the said day.
    JCI Mem. Emilyn R. Bayna, the president of the LOM, said joining the Pista is an important "ecological responsibility" that each member should continue supporting.
    "We have a responsibility to Mother Nature, and that is to help it restore its splendor that has been wasted through the years because of illegal logging. We can’t live without the forest, and the forest can’t survive without us," she stated. More than 100,000 saplings were planted at the Pista.
    Every year, and every opportunity they get, the members of the JCIP-Puerto Princesa Peacock plant trees mostly in Irawan where the City’s watershed is located.